| Taichi | “Have you always been here, Lucifer?” |
| “Ooh, so you will appear whenever you’re summoned. That’s convenient.” |
| Tsumugi | Shall we take a little break? I’ve made some coffee. |
| Taichi | Ah! Thanks! |
| Ugh… it’s a black coffee, what an acquired taste. |
| Tsumugi | Sorry. Should I bring some milk or sugars? |
| Taichi | No, it’s fine! |
| Tsumugi | I rarely stay awake until this late. |
| Taichi | The last time we did it was when you helped me prepare for the entrance exam. |
| Tsumugi | Yeah… We had a pretty hard time back then. I’m glad you could safely pass the exam, though. |
| Taichi | It was all thanks to Tsumugi-san. My parents are also very grateful and adore you every day. |
| Tsumugi | Ahaha. It was also because you worked hard that you could pass. |
| Taichi | Hehe. |
| Tsumugi | But don’t push yourself too hard this time, okay? Sakyo-san is also worried. |
| Taichi | Eh? |
| Tsumugi | He asked me to keep an eye on you so that what happened during “Mantou Fist” won’t happen again. |
| Taichi | Oh, I see. Sakyo-nii is such a worrywart. |
| Tsumugi | Though it seems like you’re not getting that carried away. |
| Taichi | Ah, yeah… |
| I’m still afraid to perform in front of Reni-san again, but… this time I want to show him my bare self. |
| I had Tsuzuru-kun watch my portrait and asked him to give me a role that lets me make use of my life experience. |
| I want to show him the me who had always been swayed by my surroundings, the me who is plain and tiny, and the me who I have always hated. |
| I might not be able to show him a gorgeous performance, but if we’re going to do it, I wanna fight him with my bare self. |
| —It’s all thanks to the Autumn Troupe members that I can think that way. |
| Tsumugi | I get you. |
| My fellow Winter Troupe members are the reason why I can gain confidence as an actor. I want to perform in front of Kamikizaka-san because of them too. |
| I want to use the confidence I got from them all to stand on stage, perform without any regrets and take a step forward. |
| Taichi | IKR! And then, now that we’re much more confident than before, we feel like we’ve become much better actors. |
| Tsumugi | Yeah… For some reason, I’ve started to look forward to the opening day that makes us anxious. |
| Taichi | Me too! |
| By the way, Tsumugi-san, is your devil role-building going smoothly? |
| Tsumugi | ...Have you ever had an unrequited love, Taichi-kun? |
| Taichi | Eh!? |
| Of… course I have!? |
| Tsumugi | I asked Homare-san, Hisoka-kun, and Azuma-san a lot of things to get some clues for my role-building. |
| I chose them since I was sure they have a totally different life experience from me. |
| I received a lot of clues from each of them, but Azuma-san particularly told me that Lucifer’s desire to save Mark is like an intense, one-sided attachment. It’s like an unrequited love that will never be reciprocated. |
| He then asked me whether there’s something that I’m intensely attached to like Lucifer. |
| Taichi | I see… so that explains the unrequited love part. |
| Tsumugi | Yeah. I’ve given it much thought after that… |
| In my life, there’s only one thing that I’m strongly attached to, that I keep thinking about even when I’m asleep or awake. |
| Taichi | Eh!? You have that kind of person in your life!? |
| Tsumugi | It’s acting. |
| Taichi | Eh… |
| Tsumugi | No matter how many times I stood on the stage, I still want to go up again. Even when I think that I’ve done it, I believe I can do more. That’s the kind of attachment I have. |
| I think my feelings towards theater are like an eternal unrequited love. |
| I know it’s sad to call it unrequited, but… perhaps, I will also love such pain that is forever unquenchable. |
| Taichi | So mature! Can I use that part just now one day!? |
| Tsumugi | Eh? I wonder if that was a little bit too much of a show-off. |
| |
| Reni | —That’s all for today. |
| All of you can leave except for Shifuto. |
| Shifuto | ‘Kaaay. |
| Reni | Recite the first and last line again. |
| Shifuto | … |
| |
| Reni | No, that’s wrong. I’ve told you a million times. Do it again. |
| Shifuto | … |
| Reni | What’s the matter? |
| Shifuto | Who do you want me to be? |
| Reni | … |
| …a “God.” |
| GOD-za is a theater troupe that’s established in order to… get closer to God. |
| Shifuto | Eh…? |
| Reni | —Forget it. Let’s wrap up the individual training for today. |
| Shifuto | Ah, please wait—. |
| *door closes* |
| Just what the hell is “God”!? I don’t get it! |
| *sighs*... |
| —Ah, the flyers for the Showdown Act are done. |
| (Lead actor: Shifuto Arakawa. Seeing this again gets me fired up.) |
| (The cast for MANKAI Company…) |
| —. |
| (So you’re joining too… Azami.) |
| (I was wondering whether or not he’d join, but it turns out he’s really joining, huh. I can’t lose.) |
